Apostrophes for possession (age 7+)
Use the possessive apostrophe accurately with both regular and irregular plural nouns (e.g., the girls' bags, the children's toys), distinguishing singular from plural possession
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- Place the apostrophe correctly in plural possessives: 'the dogs' kennel' vs 'the dog's kennel'
- Write possessive forms of irregular plurals correctly (e.g. 'children's', 'women's', 'mice's')
- Distinguish singular possession (the boy's hat) from plural possession (the boys' hats) in dictated sentences
“When your child writes about something belonging to a group — like "the children's coats" or "the teachers' cars" — do they put the apostrophe in the right place?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Spelling & Word Study
- Age range
- Ages 7–10
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